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Statements by the International Narcotics Control Board
at official conferences and meetings

• 2020

• Message on Human Rights Day
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  10 December 2020
• Message on World AIDS Day 2020 - world needs global solidarity, shared responsibility and resilient health services
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  1 December 2020
• INCB President's statement on the occasion of the second intersessional meeting of the sixty-third session of the Commission on Narcotics
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  8 October 2020
• INCB President's participates in the Special Event of the sixty-third session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, on the occasion of the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: 2020 SPECIAL DISCUSSION: IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE WORLD DRUG SITUATION, A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  26 June 2020
• INCB President's participates in the Special Event of the sixty-third session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, on the occasion of the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: LAUNCH OF THE 2020 UNODC WORLD DRUG REPORT
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  26 June 2020
• INCB President's statement on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - 26 June 2020
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  25 June 2020
• INCB President's statement on Item 19(d) of the Economic and Social Council Management Segment
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  3 June 2020
• INCB President's statement on Item 5(a) of the 63rd CND
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 4 March 2020
• INCB President's statement on the launch of the Spanish versions of e-learning modules at the 63rd CND
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 3 March 2020
• INCB President's statement on Item 5(d) of the 63rd CND
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 3 March 2020
• INCB President's statement on Item 5(c) of the 63rd CND
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 3 March 2020
• INCB President's statement on Item 5(b) of the 63rd CND
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 3 March 2020
• INCB President participates in the side-event on Norway's proposal to move from a punitive to a supportive approach
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 2 March 2020
• INCB President addresses opening of the 63rd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 2 March 2020

• 2019
  

• INCB President's statement on Item 9(a) of the reconvened 62nd session of the CND
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 13 December 2019
• INCB President addresses opening of the reconvened 62nd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 13 December 2019
• Board member Viroj Sumyai addresses opening of HONLEA Asia and the Pacific
  Statement of INCB Board Member, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 22 October 2019
• Sixth intersessional meeting of the Commission of narcotic Drugs sixty-second session: Thematic sessions
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 16 October 2019
• Economic and Social Council Management Segment
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 23 July 2019
• Commission on Narcotic Drugs Special Event commemorating the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Launch of the UNODC World Drug Report 2019
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Cornelis P. de Joncheere
  Vienna, 26 June 2019
• International cooperation to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientifc purposes while preventing their diversion
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 18 March 2019
• Implementation of the international drug control treaties: International Narcotics Control Board
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 18 March 2019
• Challenges and future work of the CND and WHO in the review of substances for possible scheduling recommendations
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 18 March 2019
• INCB President addresses side event at the 62nd session of the CND Ministerial segment: A health-centred approach to drug dependence, a multi-factorial health disorder
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 14 March 2019
• INCB President addresses the Ministerial segment at the 62nd session of the CND
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 14 March 2019

• 2018
  

• Fostering a united approach to the effective implementation of the three international drug control conventions
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, 7 November 2018
• Signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the Universal Postal Union and the International Narcotics Control Board
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna/Bern, 19 April 2018

• Implementation of the international drug control treaties: International cooperation to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes while preventing their diversion
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, Austria, 14 March 2018
• Implementation of the international drug control treaties: International Narcotics Control Board
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, Austria, 14 March 2018
• Challenges and future work of the CND and WHO in the review of substances for possible scheduling recommendations
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, Austria, 14 March 2018
• Special Event - Countries at the Centre: INCB, UNODC and WHO supporting Member States in implementing UNGASS 2016
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, Austria, 12 March 2018
• Opening of the 61st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Vienna, Austria, 12 March 2018

• 2017
  

• WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  Montevideo, Uruguay, 19 October 2017
• European and Social Council Coordination and Management Meeting
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai
  New York, U.S.A., 6 July 2017
• European Union National Drug Coordinators' Meeting
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  Malta, 24 April 2017

• 60th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Vienna, Austria, 13-17 March 2017
  Statements of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp:
• • the need of proportionality
  • availability of narcotic drugs
  • at the high-level opening segment
  • on the work of INCB
  • on Changes in the scope of control of substances

• 2016

• OSCE Conference on Combatting the Threat of Illicit Drugs and Diversion of Chemical Precursors
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  Vienna, Austria, 13 October
• Economic and Social Council Coordination and Management Meetings
  Statement of INCB First Vice-President, Ms. Jagjit Pavadia
  New York, U.S.A., 26 July 2016
• European Cities against Drugs XXIII Mayors' Conference
  Statement of INCB Board Member, Mr. Raymond Yans
  Stavanger, Norway, 9 May 2016
  
• Special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  New York, U.S.A., 19 April 2016
  
• Special segment on preparations for the special session of the
  General Assembly on the world drug problem
  59th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  Vienna, Austria, 14 March 2016

• 2015
  

• Reconvened fifty-eighth session of the CND
  Special event: A public health approach as a base for drugs policy:
  The Portuguese case
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  Vienna, Austria, 9 December 2015
  
• Reconvened fifty-eighth session of the CND
  Special segment: Preparation for the special session of the General Assembly on
  the world drug problem in 2016
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  Vienna, Austria, 9 December 2015
  
• International Conference on Alternative Development
  Statement of INCB Board Member, Mr. Viroj Sumyai
  Bangkok, Thailand, 23 November 2015
• Economic and Social Council Coordination and Management Meetings
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Werner Sipp
  New York, U.S.A., 21 July 2015
• 58th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statements of INCB President Dr. Lochan Naidoo on:
  
  • the INCB Annual Report 2014
  • availability of internationally controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes
  Vienna, Austria, 9 March 2015
• Special segment on preparations for the special session of the
  General Assembly on the world drug problem
  58th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Lochan Naidoo
  Vienna, Austria, 9 March 2015

• 2014
  

• Sixth Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Drug Control
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Lochan Naidoo
  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 October 2014
• 2014 African Pain Policy Fellowship training programme
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Lochan Naidoo
  Entebbe, Uganda (via Skype), 23 July 2014
• Economic and Social Council Coordination and Management Meetings
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Lochan Naidoo
  New York, U.S.A., 15 July 2014
• Economic and Social Council High-level Panel discussion on "Sustainable Development and
  the World Drug Problem: Challenges and Opportunities"
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Lochan Naidoo
  New York, U.S.A., 15 July 2014
  

• General Assembly High-level meeting on the Review of the Progress Achieved in the
  Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
  Statement of INCB President, Dr. Lochan Naidoo
  New York, U.S.A., 11 July 2014

• 57th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statements of INCB President Mr. Raymond Yans on:
  
  • the INCB Annual Report 2013
  • availability of internationally controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes
  Vienna, Austria, 13 March 2013

• High-level segment of the 57th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Raymond Yans
  Vienna, Austria, 13 March 2014

• 2013

• Economic and Social Council Substantive Session 2013
  Statement of INCB President, Mr. Raymond Yans
  ( Pour la version française, cliquez ici)
  Geneva, Switzerland, 25 July 2013

• Statement of INCB President, Mr. Raymond Yans,
  on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  Vienna, Austria, 26 June 2013

• 56th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statements of INCB President Mr. Raymond Yans on:
  
  • the INCB Annual Report 2012 ( French)
  • availability of internationally controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes
  Vienna, Austria, 13 March 2013

• 2012

• Fifth Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers for Drug Control
  Statement of INCB President Mr. Raymond Yans
  Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, 11 October

• A "Solidarity Consortium"
  Statement of INCB President Mr. Raymond Yans
  Rome, Italy, 10 October 2012

• Economic and Social Council Substantive Session 2012
  Statement of INCB President Mr. Raymond Yans
  ( Pour la version française, cliquez ici)
  ( link to UN TV recording - Mr. Yans' speech starts at 1:03:14 )
  New York, U.S.A., 26 July 2012

• 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
  Statement of INCB President Mr. Raymond Yans on:
  
  • Thematic Debate on Drugs and Crime as a Threat to Development
  ( Pour la version française, cliquez ici)
  New York, U.S.A., 26 June 2012

• 55th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statements of INCB President Prof. Hamid Ghodse on:
  
  • the INCB Annual Report 2011
  • availability of internationally controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes
  • Keynote speech at special event commemorating the centennial of the adoption of the 1912 International Opium Convention
  Vienna, Austria, 13 March 2011

• Third Paris Pact Ministerial Conference
  Address of INCB President Prof. Hamid Ghodse on Combating Illicit Traffic in Opiates Originating in Afghanistan
  Vienna, Austria, 16 February 2012

• 2011

• General Assembly High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases
  Statement of INCB President Prof. Hamid Ghodse
  New York, U.S.A., 19 September 2011
• Economic and Social Council General Segment 2011
  Statement of INCB President Prof. Hamid Ghodse
  Geneva, Switzerland, 28 July 2011
• 64th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO)
  Statement of INCB President Prof. Hamid Ghodse (21 May 2011)
  Geneva, Switzerland, 16-24 May 2011

• 54th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  Statements of INCB President Prof. Hamid Ghodse on:
  
  • the INCB Annual Report 2010
  • the availability of internationally controlled drugs for medical and scientific purposes
  Vienna, Austria, 22 March 2011

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